The four-day camping trip on Santa Cruz Island marks the beginning of a summer chock-full of lessons for future climate ...

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Carrie Towbes George Burtness Carrie Towbes and George Burtness have been selected as the 82nd Persons of the Year for the ...

San Nicolas Island is possibly the most well-known of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California — even ... Catalina and Santa Cruz, are just 22 and 20 miles from the ...

A low rumble, a cross between muffled mooing and distant foghorns, pierces the heavy air. This is what it sounds like when ...

and the Channel Islands off Santa Barbara. “How lucky are we to have this nature documentary in our backyard?” said Ratner, who likens the sounds of young elephant seals to “evil chickens.” ...

Prepare to be left in awe at the sight of the stunning landscapes across the west coast. Most Americans don’t know of the ...

A notorious California killer has been named as a suspect in the 1976 murder of a woman in Aptos, the small seaside town bordering Santa Cruz. In May 1976, Karen Percifield, 25, was in ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON ... Investigators said it’s still unknown how the teen girl traveled to California, nor what caused her death.

Over 30,000 under-resourced adults and children in Santa Cruz County rely on affordable ... on the Medicaid program (known as Medi-Cal in California) for their oral health needs — yet dental ...

SANTA CRUZ — A large northwest swell capsized a boat heading out of Santa Cruz Harbor Thursday evening. Through a multi-agency response, the boat’s operator was rescued, and the vessel ...

You just evaluate if you can help them,” said the Santa Cruz Fire Department Marine Safety Officer. On Thursday, Daly received the Medal of Valor award in Ventura from the California Surf Lifesa ...